The Battle Ground Academy Wildcats will challenge the Lewis County Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Battle Ground Academy fell victim to Columbia Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to the Bulldogs. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since March 11th.
Meanwhile, Lewis County waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Tigers.
Steele Moseley and Brayden Whitlow made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Moseley tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Whitlow struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Moseley has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Moseley scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Whitlow went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most hits Whitlow has posted over his last seven games.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Fletch Kelsey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Lewis County is undefeated when Kelsey posts two or more runs, but 6-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kegan Carroll-Clayton, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Lewis County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive contests.
Lewis County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Battle Ground Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
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